The attorney general's office charged Veon with theft, conflict of interest and conspiracy, claiming he improperly diverted BIG money to the law firm of his chief of staff and for leases for offices BIG didn't use.

Defense attorneys Dan Raynak and Joel Sansone argued that Veon did nothing wrong and that the prosecution's case was baseless. Veon didn't testify during the two-week trial.

Veon aide Annamarie Perretta-Rosepink is being tried along with him.

Veon already is serving a 6-to-14-year state prison term for his 2010 convictions in the Bonusgate case where House Democrats awarded more than $1 million in illegal state-paid raises to staffers for political work.

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